Technical Theatre Programs

This page lists technical theatre programs worldwide, including general technical theatre programs and specialized tracks in areas such as sound, lighting, video, and interactive media.


Undergraduate Technical Theatre Programs

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Canada
England
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USA
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Graduate Technical Theatre Programs

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USA

Other Technical Theatre Programs

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Australia

New South Wales

The National Institute of Dramatic Art – Set Construction Technologies, BFA

The National Institute of Dramatic Art – Technical Theatre and Stage Management, BFA


Queensland

CQ University – Theatre: Technical Theatre, BT


Canada

Alberta

University of Alberta – Production: Technical Production, BFA

University of Lethbridge – Dramatic Arts (Technical/Design), BFA


Newfoundland and Labrador

Memorial University – Theatre: Technical Theatre Production, BFA


Nova Scotia

Dalhousie University – Theatre: Stage Design and Technical Theatre, BA


England

East Midlands

University of Lincoln – Technical Theatre and Stage Management, BA (Hons)


London

London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art – Production & Technical Arts, BA (Hons)

Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts – Top-Up Technical Production, BA (Hons)

Rose Bruford College – Creative Lighting Control, BA (Hons)

Royal Central School of Speech & Drama – Production Tech and Stage Management, BA (Hons)

University of the Arts London – 3D Effects for Performance and Fashion, BA (Hons)

University of the Arts London – Technical Arts for Theatre and Screen, BA (Hons)


South West England

Falmouth University – Sound Design, BA (Hons)

Falmouth University – Technical Theatre Arts, BA (Hons)


Ireland

The LIR National Academy of Dramatic Art – Stage Management and Technical Theatre, BA


USA

Alabama

Auburn University – Theatre: Design/Tech, BFA

Samford University – Theatre: Production Design & Technology, BA

University of Alabama – Theatre: Design and Technical Production, BFA

University of Alabama at Birmingham – Theatre: Design/Technology, BA

University of Montevallo – Theatre: Design/Technology, BFA


Arizona

Northern Arizona University – Theatre: Design and Technology, BA


Arkansas

Arkansas State University – Theatre: Design and Technology, BA

University of Arkansas – Theatre: Design and Technology, BA


California

Biola University – Theatre: Design & Technology, BA

Cal Poly Pomona – Theatre: Design and Technical Production, BA

Concordia University Irvine – Theatre: Design & Technical Production, BA

CSU East Bay – Theatre Arts: Stage Technology and Design, BA

CSU Fresno – Theatre Arts: Design/Technology, BA

CSU Long Beach – Theatre Arts: Technical Theatre (Lighting), BA

CSU San Bernardino – Theatre: Design/Technical, BA

Saint Mary’s College of California – Design and Technical Theatre, BA

San Diego State University – Theatre: Design and Technology, BA

San José State University – Theatre Arts: Production Design and Technology, BA

Santa Clara University – Theatre: Design & Technology, BA

USC School of Dramatic Arts – Sound Design, BFA

USC School of Dramatic Arts – Technical Direction, BFA

Vanguard University – Theatre Arts: Technical Production, BA


Colorado

Adams State University – Theatre: Design and Technology, BA

Colorado Mesa University – Theatre Arts: Design/Technology, BFA

Colorado State University – Theatre: Lighting Design and Technology, BA

Colorado State University – Theatre: Projection Design and Technology, BA

Colorado State University – Theatre: Sound Design and Technology, BA

Fort Lewis College – Theatre: Design & Technology, BA

Metropolitan State University – Applied Theatre Technology and Design, BFA

University of Colorado Boulder – Design, Technology, & Management, BFA

University of Northern Colorado – Theatre Design & Technology, BFA


Connecticut

Central Connecticut State University – Theatre: Technology, Design, and Production, BFA

University of Connecticut – Theatre: Design and Tech, BFA

University of Hartford – Technical Theatre, BFA

Western Connecticut State University – Theatre Arts: Design/Technology, BFA


Florida

Barry University – Theatre: Technical, BA/BFA

Florida Atlantic University – Theatre: Design and Technology, BFA

Florida Southern College – Theatre Arts: Technical Theatre and Design, BFA

University of Central Florida – Theatre: Design and Technology, BFA

University of Florida – Lighting Design, BFA

University of Miami – Design/Technology, BFA

University of West Florida – Theatre: Design and Technology, BFA


Georgia

Brenau University – Theatre Design and Technology, BFA

Columbus State University – Theatre: Design & Technology, BFA

Kennesaw State University – Theatre and Performance Studies: Design and Technology, BA

Reinhardt University – Theatre: Technical Theatre, BA

University of West Georgia – Theatre: Design and Technology, BFA


Illinois

Augustana College – Theatre: Design and Technology, BA

Columbia College Chicago – Theatre Design and Technology, BA

DePaul University – Lighting Design, BFA

DePaul University – Projection Design, BFA

DePaul University – Sound Design, BFA

DePaul University – Theatre Technology, BFA

Elmhurst University – Theatre: Design and Technology, BA

Illinois State University – Theatre: Production Design and Technology, BA

Illinois Wesleyan University – Theatre Design & Technology, BFA

Northern Illinois University – Theatre: Design and Technology, BFA

University of Illinois Chicago – Theatre Design, Production, and Technology, BA

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – Arts & Entertainment Technology, BFA

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – Lighting Design & Technology, BFA

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – Sound Design, BFA


Indiana

Ball State University – Theatre: Design and Technology, BA/BS

Ball State University – Theatre: Design and Technology, BFA

Indiana University South Bend – Theatre: Design and Technical Production, BFA

Purdue University – Sound for the Performing Arts, BA

University of Evansville – Theatre Design & Technology, BFA/BS


Iowa

Drake University – Theatre: Design & Technology, BFA


Kansas

Wichita State University – Design and Technical Theatre, BFA


Kentucky

Northern Kentucky University – Theatre: Design/Technology, BFA

Western Kentucky University – Performing Arts: Theatre Design & Technology, BFA


Louisiana

Dillard University – Theatre Arts: Technology, BA

Louisiana State University – Theatre: Design & Technology, BA

Tulane University – Theatre: Design/Tech, BA


Maryland

Frostburg State University – Theatre: Design and Technology, BA


Massachusetts

Boston University – Lighting Design, BFA

Boston University – Sound Design, BFA

Boston University – Technical Production, BFA

Salem State University – Theatre Arts: Technical, BFA

Westfield State University – Theatre Arts: Design/Technology, BA


Michigan

Central Michigan University – Theatre & Interpretation: Design & Technical, BFA

Eastern Michigan University – Entertainment Design and Technology, BA

Oakland University – Theatre Design and Technology, BFA

Michigan Technological University – Sound Design, BA

Michigan Technological University – Theatre and Entertainment Technology, BS

University of Michigan-Flint – Theatre Design and Technology, BS

Wayne State University – Theatre: Design Tech (Lighting), BFA

Western Michigan University – Theatre: Design and Technical Production, BFA


Minnesota

Minnesota State University Mankato – Theatre Arts: Design/Technology, BFA

University of Minnesota Duluth – Theatre: Lighting Design, BFA

University of Minnesota Duluth – Theatre: Technical Theatre, BFA

University of Minnesota Twin Cities – Theatre Arts: Design & Technology, BA


Missouri

Avila University – Theatre: Design, Tech, and Management, BFA

Missouri State University – Theatre: Design/Technology/Stage Management, BFA

Northwest Missouri State University – Theatre: Technical and Design, BS

Southeast Missouri State University – Theatre: Design & Technology, BFA

University of Central Missouri – Theatre: Design/Technology, BFA

University of Missouri – Design and Technical Theatre, BA

Webster University – Technical Direction, BFA


Montana

University of Montana – Theatre: Design & Technology, BFA


Nebraska

Nebraska Wesleyan University – Theatre Design and Technology, BFA


Nevada

University of Nevada, Reno – Theatre: Design/Technology, BA


New Hampshire

Keene State College – Theatre Arts: Design and Technical, BA

University of New Hampshire – Theatre: Design & Technology, BA


New Jersey

Centenary University – Theatre Arts: Technical Theatre, BA

Kean University – Theatre: Design and Technology, BFA

Montclair State University – Theatre: Design, Technology and Management, BFA

New Jersey Institute of Technology – Theatre Arts & Technology, BA

Rider University – Theatre: Design and Technology, BA

Rowan University – Theatre Arts: Design/Tech, BA


New Mexico

University of New Mexico – Design and Technology for Performance, BFA


New York

Adelphi University – Theatre Design Technology, BFA

Brooklyn College – Theater: Design and Technical Production, BFA

Five Towns College – Theatre Arts: Theatrical Design and Technology, BFA

Marymount Manhattan College – Theatre Design and Technology, BFA

Marymount Manhattan College – Theatre and New Media, BA

Nazareth College – Theatre Design and Technology, BFA

Purchase College – Theatre Design/Technology, BFA

Syracuse University – Theater Design and Technology, BFA

University at Buffalo – Theatre Design/Technology, BFA


North Carolina

Appalachian State University – Theatre: Design/Technology, BA

Elon University – Theatrical Design and Technology, BA

Fayetteville State University – Theatre: Media Performance, BA

Fayetteville State University – Theatre: Media Production, BA

Guilford College – Theatre Studies: Design/Tech, BA

North Carolina A&T – Professional Theatre: Theatre Technology, BFA

North Carolina Central University – Theatre: Technical Theatre, BA

University of North Carolina at Charlotte – Theatre: Design/Tech, BA

University of North Carolina at Greensboro – Drama: Design and Technical Production, BFA

University of North Carolina School of the Arts – Lighting, BFA

University of North Carolina School of the Arts – Scenic Technology, BFA

University of North Carolina School of the Arts – Sound Design, BFA


North Dakota

North Dakota State University – Theatre Arts: Design & Tech, BFA

University of North Dakota – Theatre: Design and Tech, BA


Ohio

Baldwin Wallace University – Theatre: Design & Technical, BA

Cleveland State University – Theatre and Dance: Design/Technical, BA

Kent State University – Theatre Design, Technology and Production, BFA

Ohio University – Production Design and Technology, BFA

Otterbein University – Theatre: Design & Technology, BFA

University of Cincinnati – Theatre Design and Production: Lighting Design, BFA

University of Cincinnati – Theatre Design and Production: Sound Design, BFA

University of Cincinnati – Theatre Design and Production: Technical Production, BFA

University of Dayton – Theatre, Dance and Performance Technology, BA

University of Findlay – Theatre: Design and Technology, BA

Wright State University – Design/Technology/Stage Management, BFA


Oklahoma

Cameron University – Theatre: Technical Theatre, BA

University of Central Oklahoma – Theatre Arts: Design and Technology, BFA

University of Oklahoma – Drama: Lighting Design, BFA

University of Oklahoma – Drama: Sound Design, BFA


Oregon

Lewis & Clark College – Theatre: Design/Technical, BA

University of Portland – Theater: Design and Technology, BA


Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon University – Lighting Design, BFA

Carnegie Mellon University – Sound Design, BFA

Carnegie Mellon University – Technical Direction, BFA

Carnegie Mellon University – Drama: Video and Media Design, BFA

Commonwealth University – Bloomsburg – Theatre Arts: Design/Technology, BA

Dickinson College – Theatre Arts: Design/Technical, BA

East Stroudsburg University – Theatre: Design/Technical Theatre, BA

King’s College – Theatre: Lighting/Sound Design, BA

King’s College – Theatre: Scene Design/Technical, BA

Lehigh University – Theatre: Design/Technical, BA

Lycoming College – Theatre: Design/Technology, BA

Pennsylvania State University – Theatre: Design and Technology, BFA

Seton Hill University – Theatre Design and Technology, BFA

Slippery Rock University – Theatre: Design and Technology, BA

Wilkes University – Theatre Design and Technology, BFA


Rhode Island

Rhode Island College – Theatre: Design/Technical, BA

University of Rhode Island – Theatre: Design and Technology, BFA


South Carolina

University of South Carolina – Theatre: Design & Technology, BA

Winthrop University – Theatre: Design/Technical, BA


South Dakota

University of South Dakota – Theatre: Design Theatre/Technology, BFA


Tennessee

University of Memphis – Theatre: Design & Technical Production, BFA

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga – Theatre: Design/Technology, BA


Texas

Abilene Christian University – Theatre: Design/Technical, BFA

Baylor University – Theatre Design and Technology, BFA

Lamar University – Theatre and Dance: Design and Tech, BS

Midwestern State University – Theatre: Design/Technology, BFA

Sam Houston State University – Theatre: Design and Technology, BFA

Stephen F. Austin State University – Theatre: Technical Theatre and Design, BFA

Texas A&M University: Corpus Christi – Theatre: Design/Technical, BA

Texas Christian University – Theatre: Design & Technology, BFA

Texas State University – Theatre: Technical Production, BFA

Texas Tech University – Theatre: Design/Technology, BFA

Texas Wesleyan University – Theatre Arts: Design and Tech, BFA

Texas Woman’s University – Theatre: Technical and Design, BA

University of North Texas – Theatre: Design/Tech, BA

University of Texas at Arlington – Theatre Arts: Design and Technology, BFA

University of Texas at El Paso – Theatre Arts: Design and Technology, BFA

West Texas A&M University – Theatre: Design & Technology, BFA


Utah

Brigham Young University – Theatre Arts Studies: Design & Tech, BA

Utah State University – Theatre Arts: Lighting Design, BFA

Utah State University – Theatre Arts: Production Technology, BFA

Utah Tech University – Theatre: Design/Technical, BA/BS


Virginia

Christopher Newport University – Theatre: Design/Technical, BA

Hampton University – Theatre Arts: Technical Theatre, BA

James Madison University – Theatre: Design & Technology, BA

Old Dominion University – Theatre: Design/Technology, BA

Shenandoah University – Theatre Design and Production: Lighting Design, BFA

Shenandoah University – Theatre Design and Production: Sound Design & Reinforcement, BFA

Shenandoah University – Theatre Design and Production: Technical Production, BFA

Virginia Commonwealth University – Theatre: Lighting Design/Technical Production, BFA


Washington

Pacific Lutheran University – Theatre: Design/Technical, BFA

Western Washington University – Theatre: Entertainment Design and Technology, BA


West Virginia

West Virginia University – Theatre Design and Technology, BFA

West Virginia Wesleyan College – Theatre Arts: Technical/Design, BA


Wisconsin

Carthage College – Theatre: Technical Direction, BA

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse – Theatre: Design/Technical, BA

University of Wisconsin-Parkside – Theatre Arts: Design and Technology, BA

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point – Theatre Design and Technology, BFA

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater – Theatre: Design/Technology, BFA


Wyoming

University of Wyoming – Theatre: Design/Tech, BFA


Wales

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama – Stage Management & Technical Theatre, BA (Hons)



England

London

Rose Bruford College – Light in Performance, MA/MFA


Ireland

The LIR National Academy of Dramatic Art – Stage Design: Lighting, MFA


Scotland

Queen Margaret University – Stage Management & Technical Theatre, MA


USA

Alabama

University of Alabama – Theatre: Design & Technical Production, MFA


Arkansas

University of Arkansas – Theatre: Lighting Design, MFA


California

CalArts – Interactive Media for Performance, MFA

CalArts – Lighting Design, MFA

CalArts – Sound Design, MFA

CalArts – Technical Direction, MFA

CSU Fullerton – Theatre Arts: Design and Technical Production, MFA

San Diego State University – Theatre Arts: Design and Technology, MFA


Connecticut

David Geffen School of Drama at Yale – Technical Design and Production, MFA

University of Connecticut – Lighting Design, MFA

University of Connecticut – Technical Direction, MFA


Florida

Florida Atlantic University – Theatre: Design and Technology, MFA

Florida State University – Lighting Design, MFA

Florida State University – Technical Production, MFA

University of Florida – Lighting Design, MFA


Georgia

University of Georgia – Design & Technology, MFA


Illinois

Illinois State University – Lighting Design, MFA

Northern Illinois University – Design and Technology, MFA

Northern Illinois University – Lighting Design, MFA

Northern Illinois University – Theatre Technology, MFA

Southern Illinois University – Lighting Design, MFA

Southern Illinois University – Technical Direction, MFA

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – Lighting Design & Technology, MFA

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – Media Design & Technology, MFA

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – Scenic Technology, MFA

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign – Sound Design & Technology, MFA


Indiana

Indiana University Bloomington – Lighting Design, MFA

Indiana University Bloomington – Sound Design, MFA

Indiana University Bloomington – Theatre Technology, MFA

Purdue University – Audio Technology, MFA

Purdue University – Lighting Design, MFA

Purdue University – Sound Design, MFA

Purdue University – Technical Direction, MFA


Massachusetts

Boston University – Lighting Design, MFA

Boston University – Sound Design, MFA

Boston University – Technical Production, MFA

University of Massachusetts Amherst – Lighting Design, MFA


Michigan

Wayne State University – Lighting Design, MFA


Minnesota

University of Minnesota Twin Cities – Design & Technology, MFA


Montana

University of Montana – Theatre: Lighting Design, MFA


Nebraska

University of Nebraska-Lincoln – Theatre Arts: Lighting Design, MFA

University of Nebraska-Lincoln – Theatre Arts: Technical Direction, MFA


Nevada

University of Nevada, Las Vegas – Design/Technology, MFA


New York

Brooklyn College – Theater: Design and Technical Production, MFA


North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Technical Production, MFA

University of North Carolina School of the Arts – Sound Design, MFA

University of North Carolina School of the Arts – Stage Automation, MFA

University of North Carolina School of the Arts – Technical Direction, MFA


Ohio

Kent State University – Theatre Design and Technology, MFA

Ohio University – Production Technology, MFA

University of Cincinnati – Theatre Design and Production: Lighting Design Technology, MFA

University of Cincinnati – Theatre Design and Production: Sound Design, MFA


Pennsylvania

Carnegie Mellon University – Lighting Design, MFA

Carnegie Mellon University – Sound Design, MFA

Carnegie Mellon University – Technical Direction, MFA

Carnegie Mellon University – Drama: Video & Media Design, MFA

Pennsylvania State University – Theatre: Design and Technology, MFA


South Carolina

University of South Carolina – Lighting Design, MFA


South Dakota

University of South Dakota – Design Theatre/Technology, MFA


Tennessee

University of Memphis – Theatre: Technical Production, MFA


Texas

University of Houston – Theatre: Lighting Design, MFA

University of Houston – Theatre: Technical Direction, MFA


Utah

Utah State University – Theatre Arts: Advanced Technical Practice, MFA

Utah State University – Theatre Arts: Lighting Design, MFA


Virginia

Virginia Tech – Theatre: Lighting Design, MFA

Virginia Tech – Theatre: Technical Design and Production, MFA


West Virginia

West Virginia University – Lighting Design and Technology, MFA

West Virginia University – Technical Direction, MFA



Canada

Ontario

Sheridan College – Technical Production for the Performing Arts Industry, Advanced Diploma


USA

California

Mendocino College – Technical Theatre, Certificate


Utah

Utah Tech University – Theatre: Lighting and Sound for Theatre and Film, Certificate


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